Progress at Corinna Mill!
There’s been some progress at Corinna Mill today. A second MTH ”Granary” building was acquired from The Moose Caboose, doubling the size of the mill building. The two buildings will undergo some...
View ArticleRemoving the Roller Coaster
Work closed a half day today because of the weather, and I decided to take the rest of the day as well. I used at least part of the time to see about removing the roller coaster sub-roadbed at the …...
View ArticleBusy Day in Brooks
Today was a busy day in the little town of Brooks on the Corinna & Searsport. The long siding serving the town was graded and laid, and rough grading for the store and also the “coop” were roughed...
View ArticleThe Wall
Not having to go to work this week is great fun. I get to work on the railroad, among other things. So far this week, I’ve cleaned the garage a good bit, as well as the basement and my home office …...
View ArticleThe Train Room is Now … A Room!
After a couple of days work and a couple of trips back to Lowes, the train room is now its own room. The wall is completed, with the exception of tying in the two AC outlets. I need to shut down …...
View ArticleC&S Acquires Two Additional Locomotives and Shop Projects
New Locomotives Based on some information received this past weekend, management decided to acquire two additional locomotives. A pair of inside-frame Forney type locomotives were financed, and the...
View ArticleThoughts on Bragg Hill and the Corinna Turntable
I mentioned the other day that I had been thinking about operations, and had determined that the area beyond Corinna had to exist in some form if the operations were to make sense. So, reluctantly, I...
View ArticleGrowing the Corinna Mill
In a previous post, I gave a hint about what the mill at Corinna Mill would look like. The structure is based on two MTH Granary buildings, butted together. Today, I got up the nerve to cut into a pair...
View ArticleCustom Trax Hand Laid Flex Track and Turnouts
Some of you may remember that some time back, I was considering switching (no pun intended) away from Micro Engineering track and switches, almost to the point of considering hand-laying the rest of...
View ArticleConsidering Photo Backgrounds
As you’ve seen from the photographs of the layout so far, I’ve still not done anything about backgrounds. And for good reason. I’m a horrible painter. I’ve also commented in the past that I’m not...
View ArticleRadio Control v. DCC/Sound for the Corrina & Searsport
This is going to come a a shock, and I almost can’t believe that I’m actually contemplating this: the removal of most, if not all, of the electrical wiring from my layout, and switching to...
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